Category: Science

At least 1.4 million seagulls feed at landfills across North America, which aside from the nuisance it might pose, is also a threat to the

A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have

The Epstein-Barr virus has taken a huge toll on global health. Understanding how it works could offer ways to combat multiple sclerosis, cancer and more.

A cave in eastern Spain is revealing new clues about the ritual lives of Roman women, after archaeologists documented more than 120 Latin inscriptions —

Researchers have pioneered a way to create miniaturized copies of a person’s carotid artery that could help doctors predict and manage the patient’s stroke risk

Archaeologists have discovered a possible human sacrifice near the pyramid of Huaca Pucllana in the center of Lima, Peru. The skeleton may represent an offering

A NASA jacket containing Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug.

When an LLM answers a question, is it reasoning like humans, or just producing text that looks like reasoning? The distinction isn’t just philosophical, this

NASA’s Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after a private mission failed to save the tumbling telescope. A

In 2010, researchers at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales began an investigation into a macabre question: What’s the upper temperature limit

Astronomers have found the most promising candidate yet for a “black hole star,” a new type of astrophysical object lurking in the early universe’s “cosmic

A study of 143 piercing tools, from tusks to love darts, finds they trade off piercing ability for durability. And no one shape wins out.

In fall of 2025, the Trump administration touted the drug leucovorin for autism therapy without new evidence. Dispensing of the drug to kids rose.

Cats can identify each other based on the scent of their pee, and researchers have just decoded the secret “messages” that make that possible. A